UK nuclear safety procedures thrown into the spotlight

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One plant fined over safety lapses and a reprocessing plant looks set to close as complaints surface over scrapping of safety advisory body

Public confidence in the safety of nuclear power received a series of blows this week as one power station was fined over radioactive leaks, it was reported that another nuclear waste-processing plant...

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